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Merck (MRK) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Merck has reported Change in Cash over the past 18 years, most recently at -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026.

Quarterly Change in Cash fell 102.62% to -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$3.3 billion through Mar 2026, down 208.92% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.4 billion for FY2025, 78.59% down from the prior year.
Change in Cash was -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Merck, down from -$3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $10.2 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026.
The 5-year median for Change in Cash is -$659.0 million (2025), against an average of -$162.9 million.
Year-over-year, Change in Cash tumbled 768.23% in 2023 and then surged 239.96% in 2024.
A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then plummeted by 217.8% to -$1.8 billion in 2023, then increased by 22.16% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then plummeted by 160.58% to -$3.6 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 160.28% to -$9.3 billion in 2026.
Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Change in Cash are -$9.3 billion (Q1 2026), -$3.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $10.2 billion (Q3 2025).